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You Only Live Once

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You Only Live Once (In a While)
Mickey Newbury
CWe only live C7once in a FwhileDm  
So let's G7live for Dmtoday we're CaliveG  
CBetween the first step Fand the last Dmmile
We G7only live once in a CwhileG  
The Chobo's taken the Dmlast milk-train home
GBluebird's finished her Csinging and gone
My lady and C7me we'll be Fup for the Dmdawn
You Gonly live once in a CwhileG7  
Yes we Conly live C7once in a FwhileDm  
So let's G7live for Dmtoday we're CaliveG  
CBetween the first tear Fand the last Dmsmile
We G7only live once in a CwhileG7  
See the Cwillow how she Dmcatches the wind
GFollowing me down the Croad round the bend
Over the C7years she has Ftaught me my Dmfriends
That we Gonly live once in a CwhileG7  
Yes we Conly live C7once in a FwhileDm  
So let's G7live for Dmtoday we're CaliveG  
CBetween the first step Fand the last Dmsmile
We G7only live once in a Cwhile
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